407.542. Attempt to commit odometer fraud in first or second degree, penalties. - Missouri Statutes

Attempt to commit odometer fraud in first or second degree, penalties.

407.542. 1. A person is guilty of attempt to commitodometer fraud in the first degree or odometer fraud in thesecond degree when, with the purpose of committing the offense,he does any act which is a substantial step towards thecommission of the offense. A "substantial step" is conductwhich is strongly corroborative of the firmness of the actor'spurpose to complete the commission of the offense.

2. It is no defense to a prosecution under this sectionthat the offense attempted was, under the actual attendantcircumstances, factually or legally impossible of commission, ifsuch offense could have been committed had the attendantcircumstances been as the actor believed them to be.

3. An attempt to commit odometer fraud in the first orsecond degree is a class C misdemeanor.

(L. 1983 S.B. 9)

Effective 1-1-84